1. Arthroscopic Meniscectomy in Older Patients
- Author
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Kenji Goto, Sanshiro Inoue, Toshihito Tatsumoto, Masahiro Kina, and Toshiyuki Kawasaki
- Subjects
Association score ,Surgical results ,Arthroscopic meniscectomy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Mean age ,Articular cartilage ,Osteoarthritis ,Meniscus (anatomy) ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Older patients ,Medicine ,business - Abstract
We reviewed ninety-two patients who were more than forty years old when they underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy. Their mean age was 56.7 years (range: 40 to 80 years). These patients were evaluated using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association Score for meniscus injuries. There was no correlation between age, grade of osteoarthritis on preoperative radiograghs, grade of articular cartilage degeneration, and surgical results. Arthroscopic meniscectomy was proven to be an effective procedure for patients over the age of 40.
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- 2001